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A long-delayed highway improvement scheme in East Sussex dubbed in Parliament a \u201croad to nowhere\u201d is now due to be completed later this summer.<\/p>\n

The Queensway Gateway Road in St Leonards was initially slated for completion in 2016 but has been dogged by delays, most recently because of the need to relocate a major water main.<\/p>\n

Balfour Beatty Living Places<\/a> was brought in by East Sussex County Council last year to deliver the final remaining phase of the project, which will link the Queensway Gateway Road to the A21 Sedlescombe Road North.<\/p>\n

This contract, initially worth \u00a360,000, was recently extended due to construction delays until the end of October \u2013 or whenever services are complete \u2013 with an increased value of \u00a383,000.<\/p>\n

The job has been put on hold again until next month when Southern Water will begin to relocate the pipe, after which work will begin on the northern filter lane, signalised junction and carriageway surfacing.<\/p>\n

Lucy Powell, leader of the House of Commons, described the project as a \u201croad to nowhere\u201d that was \u201cstill going nowhere fast\u201d after the issue was raised in Parliament last week by local MP Helena Dollimore.<\/p>\n

Dollimore said the roadworks were \u201ccausing chaos\u201d for residents and asked why the moving of a major water main had not been planned for before the works began.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe need to do so is delaying those roadworks indefinitely,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Last month, East Sussex Highways said it was \u201cready to complete the final elements\u201d of the road as preparation works for the removal of 3,000 cubic metres of earth from the embankment had concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe anticipate the final stage of the project to be complete this summer, but once work is underway, we should be able to give a clearer indication of the completion date,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

In a statement, East Sussex County Council said it was continuing to work closely with Southern Water on the current phase of the scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a complex project with much of the work needing to be completed in sequence,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the removal of most of the embankment, Southern Water will relocate the water main and they are due to start their work to move the pipe in early July.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can then complete the work to construct the remaining northern slip lane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe road scheme, connecting two key roads in the town, is expected to be completed later this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balfour Beatty<\/a> has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n

The project was first estimated to cost \u00a315m in 2015. The council has not revealed the updated cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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